Theatre TIA 2024 -2025

How many sides of the stage are the audience on in a Proscenium stage?

• 4

• 6

• 1

• 9

The main curtain that conceals the stage from the audience. It is typically red.

• backdrop

• curtain

• cyclorama

• Grand Drape

The area of the stage on the audience side in front of the Grand Drape

• Apron

• Orchestra Pit

• Stage

• Left Wing

A large piece of painted fabric hung behind the actors. Usually painted to resemble a realistic location.

• Grand Drape

• Cyclorama

• Backdrop

• Right Wing

The large muslin (a specific type of fabric typically used in theatre) drape hung across the extreme upstage area that represents “the sky”. Can be used for projections.

• Grand Drape

• Cyclorama

• Backdrop

• Right Wing

The ropes, pulleys, and arbors off stage right that control the height of the drapes, electrics, battens, and hanging scenery

• Traveler Curtain

• Cyclorama

• Counterweight system

• Fly Rail system

Where the audience sits during a performance

• House

• Seats

• Left Wing

• Backstage

(a)   is the portion of the stage visible to the audience.

(a)   is the area surrounding the playing space, not visible to the audience.

In theatre we can use the following elements to tell a story without words:

• Body Movement

• Facial Expression

• All of the above